Community Organizing Director

We are She Leads Justice (formerly Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal

Fund/CWEALF), an antiracist, intersectional feminist nonprofit in Connecticut. We use our

institutional power to serve and center women and communities most impacted by systemic

injustice and oppression. Using a justice and equity lens, we work to close the civil legal justice

gap, advocate for policy that improves economic security, and organize for statewide systemic

change.

We’re Hiring a COMMUNITY ORGANIZING DIRECTOR!

We’re looking for a new Community Organizing Director who is ready to take our 2-year-old

organizing program to the next level! This position serves as a critical bridge between the State

Capitol, our clients, and women statewide. The Community Organizer Director will be tasked

with creating new systems to help mobilize women in communities and inform our work across

the organization and our partners in the Connecticut advocacy movement.

We’re looking for someone who is bilingual with lived experience, deep ties to marginalized

communities in Connecticut, and who is a creative and radical systems-change thinker. We

need a knowledgeable, charismatic, go-getter who courageously works with women to ensure

that women’s voices are heard in all spaces where decisions about women’s lives are made!

The Community Organizing Director reports to the Executive Director, and works closely with

the Policy Director, the Legal Education team, and the Fundraising Advisor.

Essential Responsibilities

• Building SLJ’s community organizing arm:

o Developing systems that will help SLJ mobilize women statewide

o Curating our current list of organizing participants and growing the base while

ensuring that women of color and women living with poverty are at the center of

our work

o Keeping open communication with women leaders in community and women at

large state-wide

o Continuing our current relationships and foster new community partnerships

• Working to ensure we are using our institutional power and resources to benefit the

communities we serve and to strengthen the connection between our Legal Education

and Policy programs

• Developing and facilitating Women’s Wisdom Circles, our flagship Community

Organizing activity. Women’s Wisdom Circles are conversation circles where women

across the state gather to share information about their experiences and expertise from2

lived experience, with the goal of informing our Public Policy agenda and the legislative

strategy for engagement of women statewide.

• Organizing and facilitating teach-ins, workshops, and other public education

opportunities to present to the community.

• Advising the Executive Director on trends and happenings in the field and working with

them to ensure our messaging is reflective of women’s needs.

• Working with the Communications team to document the realities of women’s lives

across the state and to advise on the best ways to use online tools for organizing.

• Participating in grant writing and reporting activities, as needed in partnership with the

Fundraising Advisor.

• Working with the Policy Director to create streamlined resources and content for

legislative advocacy and community organizing events and actions.

Minimum qualifications desired for this role

A college degree or traditional education are not required. Similar work experience can be

substituted.

• Lived experience and deep ties to the under-resourced and historically oppressed

communities we center

• Minimum 3 years of organizing experience although other related experience can be

considered and substituted (for example, in community engagement, social work, equity

or antiracism training, etc.)

• Native or fluent Spanish speaker, with strong written and/or communication skills

• Intersectional and nuanced understanding of systems of oppression and the impact of

white supremacy, anti-Blackness, patriarchy, and colonialism on communities of color,

especially in Connecticut

• Strong facilitation and workshop training and design skills, both in-person and virtual

• Vision and ability to grow the organizing program of She Leads Justice

• Deep cultural competency and commitment to creating access and comfort in interacting

with people of diverse backgrounds (age, race, class, etc.)

• Established relationships with community organizers, local leaders, and advocates

across Connecticut

• Experience with public speaking and ability to energize crowds and diverse audiences

• General understanding of how the legislative process and State Capitol works, or

willingness to learn

• Driver’s license and access to a vehicle; willingness to travel statewide

Salary and Benefits

The salary range is $60,000 to $65,000 and comes with a benefits package that includes

generous paid time off, medical and dental insurance, retirement contributions, remote working,

and a flexible schedule.

How to submit your application

We will review applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

If you need accommodations or other help applying to this job then please contact

jobs@sheleadsjustice.org and let us know what you need.

Please email the materials detailed below to jobs@sheleadsjustice.org and include “Community

Organizing Director” in the subject line:

• Resume with relevant work experience.

• Cover letter that addresses (1) why you are passionate about community organizing and

(2) examples of experiences that have been pivotal in your professional work and

personal journey toward racial and gender justice. The cover letter does not need to be

longer than one and a half pages

• Optional–if you’d like, we welcome you to also submit up to four other materials that

further illuminate your passion, experience, and skills (e.g. articles or blogs, pictures,

interviews, etc.)

Please note that we will not consider:

• Incomplete applications

• Applicants who do not address the cover letter request in full

• Applicants who do not have relevant work experience or meet the minimum

qualifications, including fluency in Spanish

She Leads Justice is an equal-opportunity employer that centers and works closely with

marginalized communities. For this reason, we strongly encourage people of all historically

marginalized identities to apply.

She Leads Justice does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, gender

identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, parental status, veteran status, or any other

protected status under local, state, or federal laws.